1 Kings

1 Kings 12:8–9

8But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him. 9He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”

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1 Kings 12:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Butוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בway·ya·‘ă·zōḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
the adviceעֲצַ֥ת‘ă·ṣaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH6098 counsel, advice
of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםhaz·zə·qê·nîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH2205 old
insteadוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץway·yiw·wā·‘aṣConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3289 advise, counsel
he consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץway·yiw·wā·‘aṣConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3289 advise, counsel
the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay·lā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3206 child, son, boy, youth
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
had grown upגָּדְל֣וּgā·ḏə·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1431 grow up, become great
with himאִתּ֔וֹ’it·tōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH854 with
and servedהָעֹמְדִ֖יםhā·‘ō·mə·ḏîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5975 take one's stand, stand
himלְפָנָֽיו׃lə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before

1 Kings 12:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
Whatמָ֚הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
messageדָּבָ֖רdā·ḇārNoun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
do youאַתֶּ֣ם’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
adviseנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםnō·w·‘ā·ṣîmVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH3289 advise, counsel
that we send backוְנָשִׁ֥יבwə·nā·šîḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common pluralH7725 turn back, return
to theseהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
have spokenדִּבְּר֤וּdib·bə·rūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH1696 speak
to meאֵלַי֙’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
sayingלֵאמֹ֔רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Lightenהָקֵל֙hā·qêlVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH7043 be slight, swift, trifling
the yokeהָעֹ֔לhā·‘ōlArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5923 yoke
your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
putנָתַ֥ןnā·ṯanVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
on usעָלֵֽינוּ׃‘ā·lê·nūPreposition; first person common pluralH5921 height

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1 Kings 12:8 Proverbs 19:20

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